This award was established in memory of Terri Lynn Steel, a USU Fisheries and Wildlife graduate student from 1986 to 1988.  Terri was completing her master's thesis on habitat relationships of bighorm sheep at Capitol Reef National Park when she suffered a rupture of a cerebral aneurysm.

Criteria

Graduate student recipients of the Terri Lynn Steel Scholarship should be majoring in the Department of Watershed Science or in Wildland Resources in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources. 
The award is based on:

• Evidence of hard work, superior dedication and persistence in graduate studies
• Evidence of dedication to the field of wildlife and fisheries,
• Evidence of involvement in professional activities (e.g., professional societies, student organizations),
• Demonstrated love of books (e.g.,  a personal library)

Award amount:  up to $400

Graduation Affairs Committee selects a recipient based on the nomination received by faculty members.

Past Recipients

2011   Ryan O'Donnell
2010   Ryan Choi
2009   Christy Meredith
2008   Amanda Murray
2007   Amy Macarelli
2006   Leslie Argo
2005   Robert Al-Chokhachy
2004   Stephen Bennett
2003   Jeff Ostermiller
2002   Peter McHugh
2001   Ann Kitchen
2000   Kirsten Gallo
1999   Joshua Lawler